Today, news and current affairs journalist, Mike Munro, hosts an expert panel to debate the Australian response to the first ever World Health Organisation (WHO) World Suicide Report.
Convenor of National Coalition for Suicide Prevention and CEO of peak body, Suicide Prevention Australia, Sue Murray, says of the paper released today:
“In Australia, we see excellence in suicide prevention but mostly in isolation. From our review of progress in this country there are clear areas that need urgent attention:
- A national public health strategy for suicide prevention.
- Diversity in our approach, not a one size fits all solution.
- Timely accurate data about suicide and suicide attempts.
- Robust evidence about what works and what doesn’t.
- Amplify the voices of lived experience.
- We need this to happen as a matter of urgency.
Last, but certainly not least, we would like to commend the World Health Organisation and the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, a WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, on the first international report on suicide prevention. Suicide prevention is a global imperative and, while some of this information may be known by those in working in the sector, this is the first time we are seeing a full and transparent picture of global efforts to reduce suicide.”
Further information
- Download the Australian response to the first ever WHO World Suicide Report
- Download Preventing Suicide - A Global Imperative, released by the World Health Organisation
- Visit Suicide Prevention Australia
- Visit World Suicide Prevention Day Australia
